Dynamic Holographic Map in the Neocortex: How the Brain Stores Memories
Optogenetic stimulation of a hippocampal engram activates fear memory recall, according to a 2012 study published in Nature by Liu X, Ramirez S, Pang PT, Puryear CB, Govindarajan A, and Deisseroth K. This finding proving that specific physical neuronal ensembles encode individual memories and can be artificially manipulated to trigger recall. Origins and Mechanisms of … Read more